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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-05-09, Page 25Ripley Brownies visit the zoo BY AB WYLDS Early last Friday morning at seven o'clock 43 gathered at the Ripley Huron -Legion Hall to board a bus for Toronto. Members of the Ripley Brownies with leaders Mrs. June (Terry) Paquette . and Mrs. Pat van den Hogen both of Ripley, some Guides and a few parents were on their way to' visit the big Metro Toronto Zoo. Arriving at ten they walked till twelve noon. Then they had a noon picnic lunch_ and then again from one to three thirty in the afternoon they again walked. Then they took, the half hour train ride in the zoo grounds. This, was followed by lunch at the restaurant on the grounds. The girls saw a great many different animals -to name atl few - camels, elephants, hippopotamuses, tigers, rhinoceroses, snakes and birds; of all .kinds. You name it -they saw it. After the enjoyable visit to the zoo the bus arrived back at the Legion Hall -at eight in the evening. Oujr thanks to Mrs. Paquette for ,information on this. interesting and educational trip to the big city. Last Saturday. and Sunday Reg Moore on a. weekend pass from Victo4ria. Hospital in London enjoyed a quiet weekend at his home Mrs. James Anderson there. Reg had to be back and Wilda, Mrs. Adrian bours there in the past two weeks. And it was double bereavement for Mrs. Elsie Forrester of Malcolm Street and her daughter Mrs. Barbara Barber of Norwood, who was here at the time, and also to his sisters and other family relatives as they had just, received word of the death of•:their son, Glen Forrester, in California. The double funeral service was held at the Mackenzie McCreath Funeral Home in Ripley on Monday afternoon. Rev. George Garratt of the Lucknow Anglican Church of- ficiated. Glen Forrester was born in Toronto, April 19, 1932 and passed away in San . Jose .; California, Wednesday May 2, 1979. At one time Glen was employed as assistant at the C.N.R. station in Ripley. His father, E.O. Forrester was born in Bruce township on August 31, 1905. The Ripley Huron Legion held a memorial service at the funeral home on Sunday evening. On Monday afternoon following the funeral, lunch was served in, --the Ripley'. -Huron- Legion Hall. Surviving are his wife, the former Elsie Wareham, daughter Mrs. Barbara Barber of Norwood, and grandchildren, also his two' sisters -Kathleen, early Sunday evening to Victoria Hospital where he is undergoing therapy. Ripley folks were glad tb hearthat he was able to come home for the weekend. • In the list of things to come are the clearing sate Of tools and machinery this Saturday at Howard Hodge's Garage. Ron Nicholson I Folks are glad to learn has purchased the that, Oliver McCharles of property. Next Tuesday (the Lochalsh area was May 15- the Ripley and•able. to bring his wife District Horticultural. Marionrhote last Friday society will hold their afternoon from. Victoria annual spring flower Hospital, London where show in the Ripley Duron she had been a patient for Legion Hall. Mrs. Wray " 22 days. 'She entered the Osborne reports that all hospital on Friday April exh"ibits. are to be placed' 12 and since then Marion by eleven for judging. They will also have a plant table and a bake table.. And , the public is invited to attend after two: thirty. The Ripley wonien's Institute are holding their 75th an- niversary party in St. Andrews United Church on the afternoon of Wed. May 30 when the Ontario Lieutenant Governor Pauline McGibbon will be here. Mrs. Margaret Gemmell has further details in her article. Early last Friday morning, May 4, 1979, the people of the Ripley area received further shocking news when it was learned.,, that E.O: Forrester had passed away in Kin- cardine District hospital. Especially was this sad for the folks on Malcolm Street as it was the third death among the neig}]- Gossell both . of Kin- cardine. To these the syrnpathy of this com- munity is extended at this time - of bereavement. Known to some as Ed and to others as, Oss le hewas widely " known in this whole area and he will be greatly missed by his Ripley friends and neigh- bourson Malcolm Street. It has undergone major surgery twice. And she thinks that she has been on the operating table between 20 and 25 .times over ' the past years. Many friends called to see her and extend their best wishes. She cannot name all here but mentions a few of her Turn to page 26• Wingham 'Sewing Centre Dealer for OMEGA AND BERNINA Repairs to All Makes Scissor Sharpening PHONE 357-2511 Luclntpw Sentinel, Wednesday, May 9, 1979—Page 25 Business irectory MURRAY MOFFAT Electrical Contractor LUCKNOW Phone S28-29,13 or 392-6061 The Co-operators HOME - AUTO COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AGENT JEAN WHITBY LUCKNOW CHISHOLM FUELS HEATING OILS SUNOCO DISTRIBUTORS LUCKNOW Phone 529-7524 or 524-7681 BURNERSERVICE Products For Farm, Home and. 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